Senior Strategic Communications Advisor – Fixed Term Contractor

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

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🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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Surgo Health

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11 - 50 employees

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance

Surgo Health is a company specializing in personalized health solutions. They focus on tailoring healthcare to individual needs, potentially leveraging data and technology to enhance personal health outcomes.

📋 Description

• Grow the public visibility of Surgo Health's maternal health and mental health research through the end of 2027 • Identify newsworthy findings from research reports and package them for press and social media • Develop executive summaries tailored for CEO and board audiences • Create rollout plans for state-specific briefs combining data with youth lived-experience insights • Lead communications campaign for the Youth Thriving Framework and Score launch • Develop and drive annual communications and marketing strategy aligned with research releases, launch moments, and partner priorities • Maintain and coordinate the communications calendar • Own social media planning and content for maternal health and mental health initiatives • Advise on online assets and harmonize messaging across platforms • Lead SEO audit and improvements for the Youth Mental Health Tracker website • Plan launch and partner events, conference engagements, and in-person activities • Lead abstract and panel submissions and secure speaking slots for researchers and leaders • Support convenings in the US and UK • Plan and promote the National Youth Wellbeing Data Challenge • Develop and execute earned media strategy, including journalist pitching, story angles, press releases, media pitches, and reporter relationships • Monitor news cycles for newsjacking opportunities • Develop press kits, key messages, talking points, and spokesperson preparation • Maintain consistent, evidence-based editorial voice across communications • Draft and polish funder updates, briefing memos, proposal language, and concept language

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of communications experience • Strong track record in earned media/PR and social media strategy • Experience securing press coverage • Existing relationships with health, women's health, mental health reporters and key decision-makers are a strong plus • Skilled social media content creation and strategy across platforms • Strong writing and editing skills • Ability to translate technical or data-heavy material into clear, compelling public-facing narratives • Experience writing press releases, pitches, and talking points • Grant/funder writing experience is a plus • Ability to work with evidentiary, source-cited research and named data sources and statistics • Genuine interest in maternal health, women's health, and/or youth mental health • Ability to work independently and iteratively with subject-matter experts across research, product, and behavioral science • Experience in a fast-moving, mission-driven organization preferred • Independent contractor / consultant status

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual performance-based bonuses may be available • Equity may be available if applicable • Competitive, benchmarked salary • Flexible time commitment from part-time to full-time for the right candidate • Remote-friendly / fully remote work arrangement • No travel expected